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@Kady's Watchlist for Sept. 23 - PM, Chinese premier head to Montreal

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Kady O'Malley • Ottawa Citizen

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September 23, 2016 • 2 minute read

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a toast at a dinner hosted by Trudeau in the Chinese Premier's honour in Gatineau, Quebec on Thursday, September 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand ORG XMIT: FXC118After spending much of Thursday serving as host to visiting Chinese premier Li Keqiang within the capital region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will accompany his guest to Montreal this morning, where the pair will start the day at the Bell Centre for “an event with representatives of the Montreal Canadiens.”

Once that wraps up, the two leaders will attend the 6th China-Canada Business Forum and Luncheon.

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Elsewhere on the weeks’ end ministerial circuit:

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay drops by the University of Guelph to chat with reporters about – nothing in particular, according to the advisory, except possibly the fact that he’s visiting Southern Ontario.

Moving westward to Winnipeg, Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr will “provide an update on department accomplishments” to “new Veterans Canada employees,” who he will also introduce to “veterans, their families and stakeholders” during a mid-morning event at the Best Western Plus.

International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is set to discuss gender equality and “women’s socio-economic empowerment” during a side meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Finally, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan is in Munich to talk about the European Research Area-Canada Plus project, which “promotes cooperation between the European Union and Canada across the science, technology and innovation chain to support and encourage mutual prosperity, address common societal issues and together meet global challenges.”

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Meanwhile, theSpecial Committee on Electoral Reform wraps up its first week on the road with a stop in Joliette, where political science professors and local advocacy groups will share their thoughts before the two-hour open mic session begins. Also heading outside the precinct: the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, which will kick off its investigation into suicide “among indigenous people and communities” in Nunavut.

Back in the Chamber, MPs will devote the day to what may well be a final round of debate on the government’s legislative efforts to roll back changes to the rules for labour unions and associations brought in by the previous administration, which are now at third reading and could be passed and dispatched to the Senate by early next week.

Later this afternoon, Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart will outline her proposal to have the citizenship and immigration committee investigate immigration to Atlantic Canada, with special consideration given to “the challenges associated with an aging population and shrinking population base” and the goal of reporting back to the House with recommendations on how to boost it within one year of the adoption of her motion. View on Ottawa Citizen

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